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Barron's Recap: The Penta Quarterly
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 5:41pm | 800Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the Penta Quarterly and a profile of Barry Rosenstein, as well as the prospects for Avon Products, TD Ameritrade, Pitney Bowes and more. Cover Story "Jana Partners' Rosenstein" by Lawrence C. Strauss. How Barry Rosenstein rose from an Asher Edelman underling to...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, May 16: Wall Street Giants Take Up Positions In Telecom Sector
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 6:58am | 1153Read More...Big investment firms are taking large positions in the telecommunications space as several deals take shape throughout the sector. Warren Buffett, Daniel Loeb and John Paulson all bought a sizable number of Verizon Communications shares and several dumped all or part of their stake in General...
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The Top 23 Gay Marriage Supporters in Business Today
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 4:32pm | 1663Read More...Editor's note: This piece was originally published on March 27, 2013 This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two landmark cases on the issue of same-sex marriage that may change the current government definition of marriage as we know it. The heavy-hitters who have financed the battle to...
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Here Are 14 Yearbook Photos of Business Big Shots
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:19pm | 95Read More...When we think of the business titans of our age, we often associate their likeness with private jets, cash flows in the millions, intense board room meetings and bold leadership. Yet, the humble beginnings of the CEOs, co-founders and chairmen of some of America's top companies are often...
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Buffett, Einhorn and Loeb Have Faith in Their Largest Holdings (KO, AAPL, YHOO)
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 10:28am | 507Read More...Daniel Loeb is committed to Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). David Einhorn believes in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). And Warren Buffett stands by Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Each of these super investors has faith in his largest holding and is willing to put that faith into action as well as words. Coca-Cola is the...
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Yahoo Reportedly Planning Thousands of Layoffs
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 1:55pm | 435Read More...According to AllThingsD.com's Kara Swisher, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson is planning a company wide restructuring that could see thousands of Yahoo employees being laid off. Swisher cited numerous unnamed sources with knowledge of the planned layoffs who said that...
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Daniel Loeb Attempts to Oust Yahoo!'s "Destroyer of Value," Roy Bostock
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 11:30am | 317Read More...Carol Bartz was just the beginning. Now that Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) problematic CEO is out of the picture, hedge fund manager and Third Point LLC founder Daniel Loeb is going after Yahoo! Chairman, Roy Bostock – again. In a letter sent to Yahoo! co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang, Loeb...
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Anthony Scaramucci's Hedge Fund Trade Of The Week: Williams Companies (WMB)
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 8:11pm | 172Read More...Anthony Scaramucci said on CNBC's Fast Money that this week's hedge fund trade of the week is Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB). Mr. Scaramucci thinks that this company is worth between $37 and $45 per share. He expects that Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) will unleash value in the E&P spin...
